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The good news is there is only one person in the Cordillera confirmed positive with COVID-19. And he is from Abra. All the others are either under observation or monitoring. There is a high probability though that the city will have positive cases as confrimation of tests are being awaited. The bad news is we have to be ready for […]
Read moreTABUK CITY, Kalinga:– While the Tabuk City National High School (TCNHS), this province’s biggest secondary school, does not consider belatedly teaching students how to read an unwelcome task, the sought for situation is still for all enrollees to already be readers. Principal Mildred Cabay informed that while for years the school has been gamely bearing the additional burden of teaching […]
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As city faces probability of having positive cases BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong March 20 called on residents here to take social distancing, curfew, travel restrictions and other coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Enhanced Community Quarantine precautionary measures to heart as the city faces the eventuality of having confirmed cases in the coming days. The mayor told a press briefing that […]
Read moreBontoc, Mountain Province – Provincial and police officials here solicited the understanding and cooperation of the local populace as they defended civilian and police officers manning the various checkpoints in the province from unjustifiable comments of some individuals. “Please be reminded that the setting up of checkpoints is a national imposition and not a decision of local political and police […]
Read moreCITY OF TABUK, Kalinga – Women in the province have now their own center where they can converge, display their products and engage in entrepreneurial activities. Department of Social Welfare and Development-Cordillera Administrative Director Leo Quintilla and Gov. Ferdinand Tubban recently led other officials in the blessing and ribbon cutting ceremonies of the Women’s Center here in time for the […]
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La Trinidad, Benguet — The Department of Science and Technology- Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) through the DOST-Cordillera Administrative Region opens its online application for the 2020 Junior Level Science Scholarship (JLSS) program for regular second year college or incoming third year college students. Qualifiers to the program will enjoy various scholarship benefits, such as tuition and other school fees, book […]
Read moreLA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Governor Melchor Diclas has banned the entry of chicken dung in the province as a preventive measure against the avian flu and the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Executive Order 2020-018 dated March 17, a copy of which was furnished the media on Wednesday, is “an order suspending the entry of chicken dung effective Tuesday until further […]
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Being one with the community in this time of crisis, SM shares its concern to its partner tenants and to the medical frontliners. SM management has announced last March 18 to waive the rental payments of all its mall tenants nationwide from March 16 to April 14, 2020. This way the tenants will be able to address the needs of […]
Read more19 arrested in crackdown on illegal gambling Police apprehended 10 in Baguio, one in Benguet, and 8 in Abra for involvement in illegal cockfighting, bookies, tupada and collecting of bets. In Abra, 8 individuals were separately held while in the act of playing card games and cockfighting on the afternoon of March 13, 2020. Gamblers identified as Erwin B. Belarmino, […]
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